When Nokia began taking pre-orders for the N97, we noticed Nokia US listed a stylus as coming packaged in the box, whereas Nokia UK didn't. Perhaps Nokia UK had just forgot to mention the stylus?

A couple of our forum members had wrote in and asked me to find out for sure whether or not the UK N97 will ship with a stylus, sadly, the answer is no, the UK version definitely isn't shipping with a stylus. The Nokia rep said the N97 was easier to operate with your fingers, which obviously beggars the question, why does the US version come with a stylus?

Personally, I'm a little disappointed, not because I really wanted a stylus, but because I'd have liked the option. Certain tasks such as handwriting recognition are going to be somewhat difficult with your finger. However, because the screen is reactive rather than capacitive, it means you can use any old stylus should you really need to.